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Detective Comics, #310

Published: December 1962

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Detective Comics #310

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Issue Contents:
Bat-Mite's Super-Circus!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Bat-Mite
  • Strongman
  • Rubberman
Credits
Story Notes

The stretching man is drawn with the same hair and costume colors that the Elongated Man had since 1960.

Story 1 1 page

"Hi, everybody! Meet Johnny DC..."

Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Bat-Mite's Super-Circus!
Story 2 13 pages superhero
Storyline

Bat-Mite gives some crooks super powers so he can watch Batman fight them. Then he loses his powers so he can't reverse his magic.

Characters
  • Batman
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Bat-Mite
  • Strongman
  • Rubberman
  • Human Cannonball
Credits
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Story 3 0 pages

Featuring Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual

Story 4 1 page superhero

"Featuring the mightiest super-heroes of all time!"

Story 5 1 page

"Make money get prizes with fast selling 50¢ Xmas packs"

Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"
Story 6 1 page advocacy; superhero
Storyline

After Joe claims he's going to keep the pennies for himself, Superman takes Joe and Tom to Asia, South America and Africa to show them first-hand how much good the pennies they collect for UNICEF can do.

Characters
  • Superman [Kal-El
  • Clark Kent]
  • Joe
  • Tom
Credits
The Miniature Manhunter
Story 7 12 pages superhero
Storyline

A criminal reduces Manhunter to miniature size.

Characters
  • Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz
  • John Jones]
  • Victor Vance
  • Chief Harding
  • Diane Meade
Credits
Story Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

Airborne Rescue!
Story 8 1 page non-fiction
Story Notes

On the page immediately following page 7 of the previous story sequence.

Story 9 1 page humor

"What do you mean..."

Storyline

In Nevada it used to be against the law to drive camels on the main highways. Los Angeles, CA forbids rabbit hunting from trolley cars. In Johnson City, NY it was against the law to wander from the right side to the left side of the sidewalk. Kansas, MO could call out men between ages 12 and 65 to help destroy locusts and grasshoppers.

Credits
Story Notes

Four individual cartoon panels on strange laws. On the page immediately following the previous sequence.

207 Stamps
Story 10 1 page
Story Notes

On the same page as the previous sequence.

Story 11 1 page

"What is the oldest, inhabited city in the world?"

Credits
Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.

Story 12 0 pages

"I'm a basketball referee..."

Story Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the previous story sequence.

Story 13 0 pages

"Your eyes may play tricks.... but not your taste!"

Convoy Terror
Story 14 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Five Star Toys.

Task Force
Story 15 1 page
Story Notes

Sold by Helen of Toy.

Story 16 1 page

"Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."

Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 17 1 page

"Never before! So many great Schwinn features at such a low price!"

Story Notes

Back cover.